transportation

transportation is on the Academic Word List.

Word parts

transport + -ation

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /trænspɔːˈteɪʃən/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /trænspɚˈteɪʃən/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Hyphenation: trans‧por‧ta‧tion

Noun

Singular transportation

Plural none

1. (uncountable) Transportation is the system or vehicles used to move people or things from one place to another.

   In most of Canada, the main form of transportation is the family car.

   The public transportation system in Tokyo is a mixture of busses and above- and below-ground trains.

   The company is trying to reduce transportation costs by sending more goods by boat rather than airplane.

Related words

• transport